Notebook. Notes for William Willis 57 of Mechlenberg, VA

Court Record Halifax Co., Virginia; Joseph Hughes, plaintiff vs. MARY WILLIS, heirs of WILLIAM WILLIS, RICHARD WILLIS, JOHN WILLIS, EDWARD WILLIS, STERLING WILLIS, DRURY WILLIS, THOMAS WILLIS, SHERWOOD WILLIS, William Hopwood and ANN his wife, John Allgood and SARAH his wife, Elizabeth Daniel an orphan of Thomas Daniel and ELIZABETH his wife, etc. Chancery Court: the defendants not having entered their appearance and given security ...are to apprise court on the first day of the court in March and answer the complaint. A copy of order to be published in the "Virginia Gazette" for two months subsequently and published at the church bans at the Parish of St. Andrews in the Co. of Halifax on the same Sunday immediately after divine service and at the front door of the courthouse in said Co.. Ref: Halifax Co., Virginia, Court Order Book, Pleas No. 16 (1792-1795), page 530.

WILLIS, WILLIAM page 128

Administrator’s account of the estate of WILLIAM WILLIS, deceased - 1792 to 20 July 1799 - returned to court by Howell Rose, administrator.

Account approved by William Marshall, Robert Marshall and Thomas Haile, commissioners

Account of sales - 282p 0s 8 ½ p - returned to court by Howell Rose, administrator

William, Marshall, Thomas Marshall, and Thomas Haile met at the home of Thomas Haile on 20 July 1799 and settled the account of Howell Rose, administrator of estate of WILLIAM WILLIS with WILLIAM WILLIS (JR), agent for the heirs. Recorded 9 September 1799

07 Jan 1811 Little Blue Stone Creek, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia; William Willis Estate to Howel Rose THIS INDENTURE made the seventh day of January 1811 between Robert Marshall Co., Joseph B. Clausel and Hume R. Field commissioners appointed by a decree of the Co. court of Mecklenburg bearing date September court 1810 in a suit these depending between Richard Willis, Sterling Willis, Sherwood Willis, Edward Willis, John Willis, Drury Willis, Thomas Willis, John Algood and Sally his wife, Ann Willis, Elizabeth Anne Daniel by Thomas Daniel her next friend, William Hopwood and Ann his wife which said Richard, Sterling, Sherwood, Edward, John, Drury, Thomas, Sally Anne, Elizabeth, Ann Hopwood are heirs and representative of William Willis, deceased. Comply against Howel Rose and Mary his wife administrator and administrix of William Willis deceased unto which said Mary was also widow relict of said William Willis defends of the one part and Howel of the Co. of Mecklenburg of the other part. WITNESSETH that the aforesaid Robert Marshall Co., Joseph P. Clausel and Hume R. Field as commissioners aforesaid fore and in consideration of the sum of fifty pounds current money of Virginia to theirs in hand is paid the receipt whereof they the said Robert Marshall Co., Joseph B. Clausel and Hume R. Field do hereby acknowledge and by these presents con.... themselves fully satisfied and paid before the ensuing and delivery hath given granted bargained sold aliened enscoffed and confirmed by these presence give grant bargain sell enscoff and confirm unto him the said Howel Rose and his heirs and assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing by survey one hundred and ten acres be the same more or less lying and being in the waters of Little Blue Stone Creek in the said Co. of Mecklenburg and bounded by the land of Philip Locketo, Benjamin R. Pulliam and the said Howel Rose, it being the land whereof the said William Willis died seized onto where on the said Howel Rose now lives and directed by the decree aforesaid to be sold by the commissioners aforesaid for this purpose there [illegible] with and singular the appendages and appurtenances thereunto belonging and or in anywise appertaining. TO HAVE and to hold the said court tract or parcel of land with its appendages and appurtenances to him the said Howel Rose and his heirs and assigns forever. IN WITNESS whereof they have hereunto subscribed and affixed their seals the day and year above written. Sealed signed delivered in the presence of W. Meredith H.H. Dedman; R.H. Ragnate; Samuel C. Branee; Mosa B. Cusch; ss/ Robert Marshall; Joseph B. Clausel; Hume R. Field

At a court held in Mecklenburg Co. the 15th day of May, 1811 this indenture was acknowledged by Robert Marshall Co., Joseph B. Clausel and Hume R. Field parties thereto and ordered to be recorded.

Attested by William Baskerville, clerk of the court.

Mecklenburg Co., Virginia Court Order Book 8, [1792-1795] :Chancery Suit

Page 178 (9th day of September 1793):

An Inventory and Appraisement in the estate of William Willis, deceased being returned into court and ordered to be recorded.

Page 209

Petition of Mary Willis, Administrator of William Willis deceased against William Nash is discontinued at the defendants cost.

Page 226

On the petition of Mary Willis administrix of William Willis deceased against William Naish for debt due by note on hand the defendant having been summoned and served with a copy of the petition and not appearing. It is considered by the court that the said plaintiff recover against the defendant two pounds eight shillings the debt aforesaid with interest thereon to be computed at the rate of five percent per annum from the 21st day of August 1792 till payment and her cost including a lawyer's fee.

Page 305

An account of sale on the estate of William Willis, deceased being returned to court is ordered to be recorded.

Page 486

Howel Rose and Mary his wife Plaintiff against John Greenwood and Thomas Lockett Defendants

William Willis of the Co. comes into court and undertakes for the defendant that in case they shall be cast in this suit they shall satisfy and pay the condemnation of the court or tender there bodies into prison in execution for the same court act be the said William will do and for them. Richard Swepson, Thomas Wilson and John Pulliam having bound themselves in this court for Mary Willis (who hath since intermarried with Howel Rose) her due and faithful possessing her duty as the administrix of William Willis deceased and the said Richard Swepson, Thomas Wilson and John Pulliam appearing themselves to be in danger of suffering damages by reason of their being security as aforesaid - --- on motion of Richard Swepson, Thomas Wilson and John Pulliam it is ordered that the said Howel Rose and Mary his wife be summoned to appear due on the second Monday of September next begin the said Richard Swepson, Thomas Wilson and John Pulliam security to indemnify themselves against any damages that may happen to them by being their being security as aforesaid.

Land Records

Event: Deed 7 FEB 1789 Mecklenburg Co., VA Deed Bk 7, pg 477

Event: Deed 16 AUG 1756 Wagua Creek, Brunswick Co., VA 1

Event: Deed 23 FEB 1767 Wagua Creek, Brunswick Co., VA-Richard deeds property to William

07 Feb 1789, :Little Bluestone Creek, Mecklenburg Co., Virginia; Edmund Belcher and Mary, his wife of Mecklenburg Co. to William Willis of same Co. for 75 pounds for 98 acres in Mecklenburg Co. on Little Blue Stone Creek. Land is bounded by William Marshall Co., Benjamin Pulliam, and Jacob Chives. Deed is witnessed by Charles Royster, Henry Hayes, James Pulliam and Sherwood Vaughan.

Tax Records

Event: Taxlist BET 1790 AND 1793 Mecklenburg Co., VA

Event: Taxlist 1782 Pittsylvania Co., VA., 8 white, 0 black 2

Event: List of Tithables 1752 Amelia Co., VA 5

Event: List of Tithables 1754 Amelia Co., VA 5

Event: List of Tithables 1755 Amelia Co., VA 5

Event: List of Tithables 1756 Amelia Co., VA 5

Civil Records

Event: Guardian for Elizabeth Ann Daniels

Event: Oath of Allegiance 1777 Chatham, Pittsylvania Co., VA

In 1777 William Willis and John Willis take the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Virginia and to the United States in Pittsylvania Co., VA.

Census

Census: 1782 Pittsylvania Co., VA., Head of Household (8) white 3

View of RUAWillis2

"has William Willis first married to a Elizabeth Davis with Mary Pulliam as his second wife. Mary's father's Will indicates that Mary and William had no children of their own. It is hard to determine when his Will was written but based on will the children are listed as Elizabeth's and William's....William [may have] died without a will and that when Mary remarried to Howel Rose, a man who seems to be in great debt, William's heirs took action to obtain their share of his estate...William Willis, an Attorney who represents Mary Willis in court actions against Ann Willis, Richard's widow and Richard Nash (Naish)....Tax records refer to William's estate as that of a William Willis, Sr. So it is possible that William also had a son named William, as a William Willis, Jr. is also on the Mecklenburg Co. tax roll."

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